Over the years, many talented conductors have participated in Chorus America’s Masterclasses. The Voice asked past Fellows to share where they are now, and how their Masterclass experience has shaped their different professional paths.Read more

Research Memorandum Series No. 205
This issue of the Research Memorandum Series highlights the achievements of one of America’s premiere choral ensembles, the Dale Warland Singers. It demonstrates the ways that Warland crafted a choral concert...Read more

“The phenomenon of a gay men’s chorus is a vital part of the musical fabric of our society. It is not a gimmick to draw a crowd. We have always just wanted to put on great concerts – and make a difference while doing it.”Read more

Conducting & Performing

Chorus America advances the artistry of choruses by providing masterclasses for choral conductors, sessions on repertoire and performance practice, convenings of artistic directors, research on conducting careers and transitions, information on performance trends and innovations, and forums for discussion of artistic issues.

“The phenomenon of a gay men’s chorus is a vital part of the musical fabric of our society. It is not a gimmick to draw a crowd. We have always just wanted to put on great concerts – and make a difference while doing it.”
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Midcoast Community Chorus of Rockport, Maine was founded on the belief that everyone has a voice that deserves to be heard and that powerful things happen when we sing together in community. The group’s founder and artistic director Mimi Bornstein talks about the impact of that vision in the community.
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How Choralis Attracts Young People

Gretchen Kuhrmann is the director of Choralis, a Northern Virginia-based chorus that will perform Bob Chilcott’s Requiem at the Chorus America conference on June 12. Chorus America asked her about the concert and her program to train and recruit young singers.
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“Choir is a tool for transforming lives.”

Joyce Garrett knew from a young age that she wanted to work with choirs. What she didn't realize was that this desire would lead her to change the lives of hundreds of high school students along the way.
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Resources

This issue of the American Choral Review examines the life and legacy of little-known conductor Theodore Thomas, who in the mid 19th-century almost single-handedly built two of the premiere orchestras in the country and was one of the first conductors to treat the chorus as a serious ensemble, fostering performances of large choral-orchestral works.
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This issue of the American Choral Review looks at composer Zakaria Paliashvili's setting of Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Co-authors John A. Graham and Parker Jayne explore Paliashvili's Georgian influences and how his version fell into obscurity after the Russain Revolution.
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Research Memorandum Series No. 205
This issue of the Research Memorandum Series highlights the achievements of one of America’s premiere choral ensembles, the Dale Warland Singers. It demonstrates the ways that Warland crafted a choral concert program and incorporated new compositions and arrangements.
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Research Memorandum Series No. 204
This article is a companion to Research Memorandum Series No. 202 and 203, also providing insight into the work of David Hamilton, a prolific composer and music educator from New Zealand.
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This issue provides insight into the music of Hamish MacCunn, Scottish romantic composer, conductor, and teacher. Jennifer Oates gives us a complete listing of MacCunn's choral works, including audio file examples.
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Research Memorandum Series No. 202
This issue provides insight into the music of David Hamilton, prolific composer and music educator from New Zealand. Jennifer Morgan Flory gives us a complete listing of Hamilton's works for choir and intstrumental ensemble.
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In celebration of the Britten centennial in 2013, this issue of American Choral Review features two articles on the music of Benjamin Britten: distinguished scholar Alfred Whittall offers reflections on the composer’s choral writing, and co-authors Thomas Folan and Nancy S. Niemi explore issues of identity in Britten’s Cantata Academica.
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Research Memorandum Series No. 203
This article is a companion to Research Memorandum Series No. 202 Winter 2012/13, “David Hamilton’s Music for Choir and Instrumental Ensemble”, also providing insight into the work of this prolific composer and music educator from New Zealand.
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This practical resource for choruses provides guidance on collaborating successfully with orchestras, based on conversations with more than 30 artistic administrators. Originally published in 2004, the report was reviewed and republished in 2013.
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Events

1217 6th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 United States

Cantus, the internationally lauded Norwegian women's choir (recently featured in the blockbuster Disney animated film Frozen), joins Chroma, the women's ensemble of Seattle Pro Musica, to perform selections for female voices in the newly remodeled sanctuary at Plymouth Church Seattle United Church of Christ.
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1217 6th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 United States

Cantus, the internationally lauded Norwegian women's choir (recently featured in the blockbuster Disney animated film Frozen), joins Chroma, the women's ensemble of Seattle Pro Musica, to perform selections for female voices in the newly remodeled sanctuary at Plymouth Church Seattle United Church of Christ.Repertoire will include pieces by Karen P. Thomas, Sheila Bristow,Henning Sommerro, and more. Vuelie will feature the ensembles singing together on Eric William Barnum's new work, 'Heaven Full of Stars' - and the famous Eatnemen Vuelie (as featured in 'Frozen').
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Oak Park, IL

Naperville, IL

The songs of the Fab Four are now part of our great treasury of popular music, and we’ll bring a dynamic a cappella take to these timeless classics. Multi-talented musician Paul Langford, known for his work in both classical and pop fields, serves as guest music director. Celebrate the 75th birth year of John Lennon with this irresistible program of Beatles favorites.
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Lakeville, CT

The Crescendo Chorus, Vocal Ensemble and a Basso Continuo ensemble of period instrument players from New York and Boston will perform sacred works by Claudio Monteverdi, Christoph Demantius and Eric Whitacre.
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Great Barrington, MA

The Crescendo Chorus, Vocal Ensemble and a Basso Continuo group of period instrument players from Boston and New York will perform sacred works by Claudio Monteverdi, Christoph Demantius and Eric Whitacre for Crescendo's spring concert program.
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Wichita KS

With a libretto based on passages from Genesis, Psalms, and Paradise Lost, Franz Joseph Haydn's epic oratorio is among his most inspired works. Only toward the end of his life did Haydn have the opportunity to witness Handel's Messiah - and Haydn then confessed that he had never before known the full power of what music could be. The Creation was a result of Haydn's epiphany - and became an instant sensation in 1798. Soloists are Lily Guerrero, Randolph Lacy, and Charles Turley. John Harrison is Concertmaster, and Dr Mark Bartel is Artistic Director and Conductor of the Chorale.
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410 South Atlantic Ave. Beach Haven NJ

This Spring, New Jersey Chamber Singers invite you to a concert entitled Whimsy. Every concert usually has at least one piece that seems to be everyone's favorite, and it's usually the encore. This concert is packed full of "encores." This lighthearted program features repertoire composed by some of the most eccentric minds and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Joined by concert organist, Kathleen Healy-Wedsworth, the concert will open with Benjamin Britten's festival cantata, Rejoice in the Lamb. In addition to a set of songs completely dedicated to animals, the program features a few parody songs and multicultural folk songs from Hungary, Australia, and Taiwan. Don't miss this chance to finally hear a concert full of favorites.
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